Schizaea

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Schizaea is a small genus of specialized ferns in the family Schizaeaceae. Some species are very small and inconspicuous, and so may often be overlooked in nature.

Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Schizaea (Greek, to split). Schizaeaceae. A group of small ferns with twisted grass-like lvs. and sedge-like sporophylls formed of a cluster of closely compacted pinnae, each with 2 rows of sporangia, which in common with the family are pear-shaped, with an apical ring, opening by a vertical fissure. CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

Species

• Schizaea amazonica (Christ) Takeuchi
• Schizaea bifida Willd. -- Forked comb fern
• Schizaea boninensis (Nakai) H. Ohba
• Schizaea dichotoma (L.) Sm. -- Fan fern
• Schizaea elegans (Vahl) Sw.
• Schizaea fistulosa Labill. -- Comb fern, narrow comb fern, southern comb fern
• Schizaea fluminensis Miers ex Sturm
• Schizaea incurvata Schkuhr
• Schizaea kikuzatonis M.Ogata
• Schizaea malaccana Bak.
• Schizaea montis-petrae Brade
• Schizaea pacificans Mart.
• Schizaea pectinata (L.) Sw.
• Schizaea poeppigiana Sturm
• Schizaea pseudodichotoma Bierh.
• Schizaea pusilla Pursh -- Curly grass fern, eastern North America
• Schizaea rhacoindusiata Bierh.
• Schizaea rupestris R. Br.
• Schizaea sprucei Hook. ex Bak.; Hook.
• Schizaea stricta Lellinger
• Schizaea tenella Kaulf.
• Schizaea x diversispora Bierh.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

External links

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